Railway car side plate



uly 11, 1 R. M. SHAVER ETAL 2,991,733

RAILWAY CAR SIDE PLATE Filed June 9, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet l July 11, 1961R. M. SHAVER ETAL 2,991,733

RAILWAY CAR SIDE PLATE Filed June 9, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 y 1, 1961 R.M. SHAVER EIAL 2,991,733

RAILWAY CAR SIDE PLATE Filed June 9, 1954 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 United StatesThis invention relates to improvements in railway box car constructionand more particularly to an improved side plate construction. Principalobjects of the invention are to provide a sufficient section beyond therivet joint for proper sealing to prevent leakage, to provide for easierfitting up of the roof, and to provide means for directing foreignmatter away from the roof and side plate seal.

The invention consists in the construction and combined arrangement ofthe parts.

These and other objects will be noted from the following description andthe accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view of a box carat the junction of the roof structure and side wall structure;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 and depicting a firstslightly modified side plate;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 and depicting a secondslightly modified side plate;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 and depicting a thirdslightly modified side plate; and

FIG. 5 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 and depicting a fourthslightly modified side plate.

Referring now to FIG. 1, the structural arrangement of a box car roofjoined to the side wall of the car is illustrated, wherein the roof iscomprised of a seam cap and a roof sheet 11 being joined to a pressedside plate 12 by means of a rivet 13. The side plate 12 is secured to aside post 14 by means of welding (15. The outer side wall sheathing 16and inner lining 17 are illustrated in place, along with the car innerend wall 18. As shown, the side post, roof structure (sheet and cap),and side plate, are all formed of metal.

Although the embodiment herein depicted includes a seam cap 10, it is ofcourse known to those versed in the art that various sections of theroof-side plate juncture do not include the seam cap.

The side plate 12 in FIG. 1 is of integral, one-piece construction andhas a question mark configuration in cross section wherein a verticallydisposed lower flange or portion 19 is joined at its top by asubstantially horizontal portion 20 which extends inwardly substantiallythe transverse width of the side post 14. A vertical upstanding portion21 extending from the inner edge of the portion 20 is joined at its topto an outwardly and downwardly declining portion 22 which contacts andfollows the pitch of the roof sheet 11. Depending irom the outer edge ofportion 22 is an angularly declining portion 23, to which the end 24 ofthe seam cap and the flange 25 of the roof sheet 11 are joined by therivet 13. It is to be noted that the horizontal space between theportion 21 and the most extended point of the portion 23 issubstantially equal to the transverse width of the post 14, as is thewidth of the horizontal portion 20. This provides sumcient working spacefor the riveting operation.

The advantages of such an arrangement are manifold. Whereas some of thepresent day arrangements develop leakage points due to insuflicientsealing area between the side plate 12 and the rof sheet 11, the presentarrangement provides sufiicient area therebetween for proper sealing.Some present day arrangements also have the rivet placed in a high sheararea and receiving no structural help from the roof structure. By addingthe depending por- 2,991,733 Patented July 11, 1961.

tion 23 of the side plate, the seam cap 10 and roof sheet 11 help holdthe roof and car side together by a hook action instead of dependingpractically entirely upon shear action of the rivets 13. Anotherdifliculty encountered due to present day construction, whereby agathering place for foreign matter is presented immediately adjacenttheroof and side plate outer sealing edge, is eliminated by having a smoothouter sealing edge and by directing foreign matter away from the seal,due to the particular configuration. Such configuration used herein alsoprovides a substantially perfect guide on each side of the car forfitting the roof structure thereon.

These many advantages are also found in the four modified configurationsdepicted in FIGS. 2 to 5. The side plate 12a in FIG. 2 is nearlyidentical with that of FIG. 1 except for the portion 23a which isangularly inclined outwardly fiorn the portion 22 rather than dependingdirectly vertically therefrom.

The side plate 12b in FIG. 3 is nearly identical with the configurationin FIG. 1 except that the portion 20b has a shorter transversecross-sectional length than portion 20, and portion 23 is in alongitudinally vertical plane outside of the longitudinally verticalplane of portion 19.

The side plate in FIG. 4 is substantially identical to that of FIG. 1except that two rolled angle members 26 and 27 are used, being securedtogether at weld joint 28. The upper angle 27 has had the legs 29 and 30thereof bent to form an acute angle, and a portion of leg 30 bentdownwardly to form a flange 31, the flange being substantially parallelto the vertical leg 29 and inwardly of the depending flange or leg ofthe lower angle member 26.

The side plate 12d in FIG. 5 is substantially identical to that of FIG.1 except that the portion 22d declining outwardly from the upstandingportion 21d is shortened and may be arched, and the depending portion23d has an outwardly extending downwardly offset flange 32, lying in aplane substantially parallel with that of the inwardly extendingport-ion 20d. A pocket for the sealing compound 33 is formed by thisparticular configuration, adding the advantage of preventing the sealingcompound from being knocked ofi during assembly of the roof sheet 11 tothe side plate 12d.

It may be noted here that while the portion 20 of the side plate 12 ofFIG. 1 and the corresponding portions of the constructions shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 are fairly described as substantially horizontal, they dohave an outward and downward slope or pitch, as shown. The horizontalleg or flange of the angle member 26 in FIG. 4 is not illustrated as sosloped.

What is claimed is:

In a car construction having metal parts including a side post, a roofstructure, and a side plate, said side plate comprising an integralone-piece structure including a flat vertical portion depending belowthe top of said side post and having its inner surface positionedagainst and secured to said side post by means of welding, a portion ex.tending inwardly from the top of said vertical portion substantially thewidth of said side post transversely of the car, a portion upstandingfrom the inner end of said inwardly extending portion, a supportingportion declining generally outwardly from the upper end of saidupstanding portion, an attaching portion sloping outwardly anddownwardly from the outer end of said supporting portion forming aninner obtuse angle thereto and terminating substantially in verticalalignment with said vertical portion at a location spaced above theinwardly extending portion, said root structure being supported indirect con tact with said supporting portion and in sealing contact withsaid attaching portion, and seeming means penetrating the roof structureand the attaching portion and being headed so as directly to secure theroof structure to the 2,093,756 Gilpin Sept. 21, 1937 attaching portion.2,106,988 Tatum Feb. 1, 1938 2,225,170 Gilpin Dec. 17, 1940 v ReferencesCited in the file of this patent 2,353,405 Lohse et 1 Sept 19, 1944 i i5 2,409,079 Swami Oct. 8, 1946 1267 421 Z STATES PATENTS 9 8 2,509,995Swann May 30, 1950 'ese May 28, 1 1 1,300,258 Gilpin Apr. 15, 1919 OTHERREFERENCES 1,579,673 Tench et a1 Apr. 6, 1926 Car Builders Cyclopedia,19th edition, 1953, compiled 1,638,019 Small Aug. 9, 1927 10 and editedfor the Association of American Railroads- 1,671,002 Williams May 22,1928 Mechanical Division, published by Simmons-Boardman 1,713,403 MurphyAug. 19, 1930 Publishing Co. (See page 374.

